December 3, 2018

Cisco Houston Sings Songs of the Open Road

Folkways Records FA 2480

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Mule Skinner Blues (6:32)
A2 Git Along Little Dogies (1:58)
A3 The Erie Canal (1:47)
A4 Hobo's Lullaby (1:54)
A5 East Virginia Blues (1:39)
A6 Travel On (1:37)
B1 Pie In The Sky (3:05)
B2 Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life (1:09)
B3 Soup Song (1:36)
B4 Beans, Bacon And Gravy (2:22)
B5 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (3:11)
B6 Cryderville Jail (3:16)
B7 I Ain't Got No Home (1:42)
[Credits]
Cisco Houston (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
In the liner notes, Cisco Houston writes that he's been from coast to coast at least thirty times and has traveled a "good part" of the world as well. This album presents thirteen songs about the tribulations and joys of life on the road.

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